system; institution; organization; organisation
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
rational; reasonable; logical
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
ruler's orders; master's orders
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to withdraw from the presence (of the Emperor)
immediately; right away; on the spot
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
decision; judgment; resolution
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to force one's way; to push through
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
thus; in this way; like this